On January 9, Beijing time, the Bucks lost 106-114 to the Hornets, the eighth in the East, in this game, although the alphabet brother scored 43 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Middleton also got 27 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, but in the end the Bucks still lost the game, and the biggest factor for the Bucks to lose was the play of the substitute players.
In this game, the Bucks have a total of 10 rotations, in addition to the 5 players who started, the Bucks' 5 bench players only scored 5 points, and these 5 points were all from Mamurashvili, and the other four players did not score a point, which became an important factor in the Bucks' loss, and the poor performance of the Bucks bench players could not help but remind fans of Cousins, who had just been cut by the Bucks.
In December, the Bucks announced a one-year unsafe contract with Cousins, making five starts in 17 games with the Bucks. Averaging 16.9 minutes per game, 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists, in the Bucks' serious shortage of personnel, it was Cousins who helped the Bucks through the most difficult period, even in the last game Cousins played for the Bucks, Cousins played 20 minutes, shooting 8 of 5, including 3 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 3 free throws, a total of 15 points and 10 rebounds, plus-minus +9 high on the team, there is such an excellent performance did not impress the Bucks, and finally the Bucks chose to part ways with Cousins.
Today, according to a well-known NBA reporter, the Denver Nuggets are expected to sign a 10-day contract with free agent DeMarcus Cousins to become Jokic's bench.
The Bucks' operation does leave more room for the team to operate, which may eventually lead to the Bucks returning to their early season form.
At the beginning of the season, the Bucks' record hovered in the top eight in the East due to the absence of Middleton and others, until the return of Middleton and others, and then signed Cousins, increasing the depth of the team's lineup, which gradually put it on track.
At present, the Bucks' record is 26 wins and 16 losses, ranking fourth in the East, but such a record is not a foothold in the East today, after all, the Bucks' record and the eighth Hornets in the East are only 4 wins away, once the Bucks' state declines, it is possible to fall out of the top eight positions in the East at any time.
At present, the Bucks use Envera as the team's starting center, but Enwora's offensive threat is indeed very limited, playing 30 minutes in today's game against the Hornets, as an interior player, 11 shots, only 3 points and 3 rebounds is really very stretched, and as the team's starting center, Lopez big Lopez because of back injuries, at least until the playoffs to return, although the Bucks are very confident in the recovery of Lopez, but there is really no one available on the team at present.
If the Bucks don't cut Cousins, at least have a stable scoring point in the bench lineup, and it won't let the Bucks' bench be completely destroyed, if the bench is not strengthened, then the Bucks are likely to face the dilemma of the beginning of the season.
Many fans say that Cousins' departure has something to do with Brother Alphabet, what do you think? Would the Bucks have been wise to cut Cousins?